As graphic videos of both incidents spread across social media,
celebrities reacted to the incidents with condolences and
calls for action.

Kanye West, Katy Perry, and Drake were among
the first who reacted to the death of Alton Sterling on
Tuesday. Some, like West, shared videos of the shooting,
while Drake and others took to Instagram and Twitter to
voice their anguish.

In response to both shootings, Beyoncé revamped her website on Thursday to
include a written post that laments the deaths of Sterling and
Castile while calling for judicial and legislative action on the
issue of police-related gun deaths.

"We all have the power to channel our anger and frustration
into action. We must use our voices to contact the politicians
and legislators in our districts and demand social and judicial
changes," Beyoncé writes in the post, which includes links to
"voice protest" toward your local Congressmen or
women.